Medicinal Roots
720 herbs total
Grewia falcata C. Y. Wu
IntroductionZhà Yāo Guǒ is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried whole plant of Grewia falcata C. Y. Wu, belonging to the family Tiliaceae. It grows in…
Folium Aucubae Himalayanicae var. Pilosissimae
IntroductionMì Máo Táo Yè Shān Hú Yè (Leaf of Aucuba himalaica var. pilosissima) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the leaf of Aucuba himalaica Hook. f. et…
black silt in a wall
IntroductionJǐngdǐní (Mud at the Bottom of a Well) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the grayish‑black mud that accumulates at the bottom of a well. It is…
Radix Coelopleuri
IntroductionGāo Shān Qín Gēn (Gaoshan Qin Gen Root) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried root of Coelopleurum saxatile (Turcz.) Drde (also known as…
Salvia campanulata Wall. var. codonantha (Stib.) Stib.
IntroductionHuánghuā Zǐdānshēn (Yellowflower Sage) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried root of Salvia campanulata Wall. var. codonantha (Stib.) Sti…
Potentillae Discoloris Herba
IntroductionFānbáicǎo (Discolor Cinquefoil Herb) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried whole herb of Potentilla discolor Bge., a plant belonging to t…
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. arguta (Benth.) Hand.-Mazz.
IntroductionZǐ Sū Bāo (Perilla Calyx) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the persistent calyx (i.e., the calyx after maturation and drying) of Perilla frute…
Cacumen Tamaricis
IntroductionChēng Liǔ (Chinese Tamarisk) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried, tender branches and leaves of Tamarix chinensis Lour., a plant belong…
Pedicularis chenocephala Diels
IntroductionÉ Shǒu Mǎ Xiān Hāo (Pedicularis chenocephala Flower) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried flower of Pedicularis chenocephala Diels, a pl…
Cyananthus argenteus Marq.
IntroductionMǎ Zōng Shēn (Mazhongshen) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried root or whole herb of Cyananthus argenteus Marq., a plant belonging to t…
Lepisorus eilophyllus (Diels) Ching
IntroductionGāo Shān Wǎ Wéi (Alpine Fern) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the dried whole herb of Lepisorus eilophyllus (Diels) Ching, a plant belonging…
Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Rosc.
IntroductionLián Jiāng (Lian Jiang) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the rhizome of Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Rosc. (also known as Alpinia oblongifolia Ha…
